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Re: Is it a wrong sentence? How to correct it?

There are some other different ideas about the sentences mentioned above.

Another friend of mine believes that sentence 1 is not correct. He argues that the predicate verb of the sentence "arrived" is a momentary verb, which can't be modified by an nonu phrase adverbial modifier such as "two days", just as we can't say "He died two days". So the adverb "later" is necessary to be added, that is to say, sentence 1 shall be changed into "We arrived three days later after they had arrived"(referred to as sentence 1-1 hereinafter).

In addition, he pointed out that the sentence I written in the post "it is made by imitating the first sentence" has not a logical subject to match with the participle "imitating", so it's not a proper sentence.

As for sentence 2, just as Mr. Barb_D has pointed out, What day is more than two days, but less than three days? It is also my question.

The difference between the two versions is that adverb later is added in the version 2.

Which version is incorrect or both of the two versions are incorrect?

In your reply, you offer me such a sentence: We arrived two days after they did. What is the difference between it and version 1? Do you mean the tense of the subordinate clause of version 1 is incorrect?

The difference between the two versions is that adverb later is added in the version 2.

Which version is incorrect or both of the two versions are incorrect?

In your reply, you offer me such a sentence: We arrived two days after they did. What is the difference between it and version 1? Do you mean the tense of the subordinate clause of version 1 is incorrect?

Thanks.

Version 2 is incorrect as it stands. It needs a comma after "later" otherwise it doesn't make sense.
"We arrived three days after they had arrived" is correct as are:
"We arrived three days after they did".
"We arrived three days after they had".